When people, myself included, say they'd like to go back and live in a simpler, cleaner, less hectic time, I think of these scenes and those thoughts melt away. Michael Pollan says eat like your grandmother. My grandmother's diet of boiled potatoes, salt cod, and jam on toast would get me into my 30s, but not without physical liabilities. As beautiful as some of these photos are, I think I shall choose now over then.

i have never seen my father taking seconds as long as i lived with him. life was harsh and rough for my father growing up and he wouldn't wish it for anyone.

if it overrained that season - the harvest would be bleak and as farmers with nothing else to fall back on even basic necessities like clothing and flipflops (chappals as we call it) was a Luxury! my father never saw shoes until he was in his mid 20's.in india we don't need shoes -it is WArm enough!